Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Fifth generation farmer Roy Petteway looks at the damage to his citrus grove from the effects of Hurricane Ian on Oct. 12, ...

University of Florida researchers are using a combination of individual protective covers and plant growth regulators to help ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Matt Mattia used both hands to flip through the branch at his eye level, studying each side of every leaf as sunlight filtered ...

FLORIDA (WMBB) – Trevor Murphy’s family has been growing Florida citrus for decades. “I’m a third-generation citrus grower. My grandfather started in the 50’s. My father and my uncles are still ...

As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad's 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes encroaching on the orange ...

Asian citrus psyllid adults feeding on citrus. Diaphorina citri, citrus disease, pests. 2009 Annual Research Report photo by Tyler Jones. Greening disease has devastated citrus in Florida, with the US ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida’s signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and ...

GROVELAND, Fla. — Matt Mattia used both hands to flip through the branch at his eye level, studying each side of every leaf as sunlight filtered from above. “Just healthy leaves,” he said, noting the ...

FILE - Fifth generation farmer Roy Petteway looks at the damage to his citrus grove from the effects of Hurricane Ian on Oct. 12, 2022, in Zolfo Springs, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) ORLANDO, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida's signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and ...